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Tri-State contract approved

The Lamar City Council approved the contract with Tri-State Fireworks during its Monday, May 9, meeting.

The contract is for $8,000 and the Lamar Fire Department purchases from Tri-State yearly

Fire Chief Jeremy Burkhart said they have been buying fireworks from the company for the last five years.

"They are kind of a one-stop shop for us," he said. "They help provide training and a certificate of insurance," he said.

The contract includes the firing system, he said, to insure the show is safe

"They give us a little bit of a discount on the firing system to take it to Granada to help them shoot their show off as well," he said.

The Granada show is July 3, he said, and the Lamar show is July 4.

"Holly has been trying to pick up the 5th," he said. "In order for us to keep our pyrotechnic certification with the state we have to do three shows in three years."

The agreement has been in place for five years.

Councilman Oscar Riley asked if the firing system was on loan and Burkhart said it was.

"They maintain it and we rent it for those two days," he said.

The Council also approved a discount for ambulance services for the state High School Rodeo finals at the Sand and Sage Fairgrounds, May 27-30.

The ambulance service will perform six standbys at the event, May 27, from 9 a.m. till 3 p.m. and 6 p.m. until 11 p.m., May 28, from 9 a.m. till 3 p.m. May 29, from 8 a.m. until 1 p.m. and 5 p.m. until 11 p.m. and May 30, from 9 a.m. until 2 p.m.

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The discount includes waiving payment for the ambulance to the city which includes $100 for the first 3 hours of the event followed by $10 per hour after the initial 3 hours. The event will still pay $90 for the Emergency Medical Services Crew for the first 3 hours and $35 per hour afterwards.

The service bills the city for the waived fees.

"We give the standard discounts we give the schools," Burkhart said.

In a separate action, the council ratified a phone poll that authorized Mayor Roger Stagner to sign the Tiger VIII grant application city application copy.

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